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As we share stories and traditions with loved ones this holiday season, let's commit to health equity for all. Together, we can ensure that community voices are heard so we can reach everyone, everywhere. As we end 2024, we wanted to leave you with a short film about Bate-Papo Vacina! (Let’s Talk About Vaccines!), which tells t...Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.“Before, we had to walk for hours to reach the health center. Now the vaccines are coming to us. This changes everything for our children." - A parent interviewed during polio vaccination deliveries to Twisangune Village, Tanganyika province DRC Since March 2024, VillageReach has given 12,728 children in Tanganyika province, Democratic Repub...Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.With just 5 minutes, you can help transform health care delivery to reach everyone We are so thankful to those who supported us on Giving Tuesday; if you are still hoping to join our globally connected giving community, here’s how to take the next step: DONATE ONLINEDONATE ONLINE Donate one-time or monthly online by clicking the ‘Donate’ but...Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.When a young girl in Mozambique faced painful complications from an untreated STI, she didn’t know where to turn—until she called Alôvida, the national health hotline. She was afraid to tell her parents, afraid to go to the hospital and afraid of what would happen if she did nothing. If left untreated, she risked permanent organ damag...Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.With your help, health care goes farther “We trek for about 5 kilometers every day to cover the number of people we are assigned to serve depending on the weather conditions. Sometimes we walk through thick thickets or wet grounds to get to the homes of our people.” -Ngongoke Rioba, Community Health Promoter in Migori County, from Afya Nyumb...Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.Responsive Health Systems to Combat Crises With emerging outbreaks posing a growing threat, the need for resilient and responsive health systems has never been more urgent. Responsive health systems increase access to quality health care every day, while also providing better continuity during outbreaks and emergencies. We’re pleased ...Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.
VillageReach is excited to share a new research report looking at gender equity in the public health supply chain (PHSC) workforce. We know that women are under-represented within the health supply chain workforce, making up 41% of the overall supply chain workforce and only 26% of supply chain management (SCM) positions. However, the reasons for the gender imbalance in low- and middle income countries were previously not well understood. VillageReach conducted exploratory research to better understand and describe the experience of women working in PHSC and to identify recommendations for increasing women’s full participation in the PHSC workforce, including the iSC.
Through a series of key informant interviews and a survey of PHSC practitioners, our research findings confirm that a gender imbalance in the PHSC workforce exists and that women experience unique challenges throughout the PHSC career pathway, from education to advancement, that require targeted solutions. In the...MoreVillageReach is excited to share a new research report looking at gender equity in the public health supply chain (PHSC) workforce. We know that women are under-represented within the health supply chain workforce, making up 41% of the overall supply chain workforce and only 26% of supply chain management (SCM) positions. However, the reasons for the gender imbalance in low- and middle income countries were previously not well understood. VillageReach conducted exploratory research to better understand and describe the experience of women working in PHSC and to identify recommendations for increasing women’s full participation in the PHSC workforce, including the iSC.
Through a series of key informant interviews and a survey of PHSC practitioners, our research findings confirm that a gender imbalance in the PHSC workforce exists and that women experience unique challenges throughout the PHSC career pathway, from education to advancement, that require targeted solutions. In the report we outline recommendations to increase women’s participation in the PHSC through strengthening education and career pathways, creating an enabling environment and elevating female decision-making in the PHSC workforce.
Read the Executive Summary & Full report https://bit.ly/3V6Dffq and help us share our findings and recommendations with your partners.Listen to a Podcast on Supply Chain Now discussing this topic and the research study with VillageReach and Pamela Steele: https://www.villagereach.org/podcast/supply-chain-leadership-across-africa-closing-the-health-workforce-gender-gap/
Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.Stream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.Where a Phone Line is a Lifeline After weeks of persistent headaches, Ellena Sosteni called Chipatala Cha Pa Foni (CCPF), or Health Center by Phone, seeking medical advice. A mother of five, Ellena lived in a rural village in the Balaka district of Malawi - a two hour walk from any health facility. VillageReach developed th...Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.Equitable Health Care is Effective Health Care Promoting workforce equity brings us a step closer to building responsive primary health care systems that increase access for vulnerable people across Africa and beyond. Women comprise 67% of the global health and social care workforce, yet still perform 76% of unpaid care activities. We...Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.VillageReach is excited to share a new research report looking at gender equity in the public health supply chain (PHSC) workforce. We know that women are under-represented within the health supply chain workforce, making up 41% of the overall supply chain workforce and only 26% of supply chain management (SCM) positions. However, the reasons for the gender imbalance in low- and middle income countries were previously not well understood. VillageReach conducted exploratory research to better understand and describe the experience of women working in PHSC and to identify recommendations for increasing women’s full participation in the PHSC workforce, including the iSC.
Through a series of key informant interviews and a survey of PHSC practitioners, our research findings confirm that a gender imbalance in the PHSC workforce exists and that women experience unique challenges throughout the PHSC career pathway, from education to advancement, that require targeted solutions. In the report we outline recommendations to increase women’s participation in the PHSC through strengthening education and career pathways, creating an enabling environment and elevating female decision-making in the PHSC workforce.
Read the Executive Summary & Full report https://bit.ly/3V6Dffq and help us share our findings and recommendations with your partners.
Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.Supply Chain Now has released another episode featuring VillageReach. The episode is titled: Supply Chain Leadership Across Africa: Using Innovation to Transform African Health Care Supply Chains. It features VillageReach’s Tapiwa Mukwashi and David Chen, a public health supply chain innovator and founder of Kapule. During the conversation they discuss:
- Building trust and collaboration among like-minded stakeholders to drive innovation in public health supply chains;
- Identifying and addressing root problems rather than focusing solely on outcomes; and
- The role of optimism and perseverance in overcoming entrepreneurial challenges.
The episode is up on our website here, we have also made a social press kit here. Please help us share this episode on social media channels.
Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.Reaching Further Through Radical Collaboration Over the next three years, VillageReach will draw upon our strengths, developed over two decades, by building high-quality solutions that address the needs and preferences of communities and bring health products to hard-to-reach people in innovative ways. We gave ourselves bold goals bec...Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.Read a new case study by VilageReach staff in the Human Resources for Health journal: Leveraging community health workers as vaccinators: a case study exploring the role of Malawi’s Health Surveillance Assistants in delivering routine immunization services. https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-023-00827-3Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.There are no activities here yet